The key to proficiency in reading is to start early. Begin reading to your child the day he/she is born.

The report of the Commission on Reading states that “the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.”

The more you talk and read to your baby, the faster the child will learn.

Reading to your baby encourages the child to associate reading with love and comfort.

Reading your child’s favorite book again and again helps him/her lean to read by hearing familiar words and seeing what they look like in print.

The more words a child hears the large the child’s vocabulary. The larger the child’s vocabulary the more likely he/she will be a proficient reader.

Interaction with his/her environment is a key factor when determining the ease with which a child will learn to read.

35% of children arrive at kindergarten unprepared to learn.